says -- polls show mitt romney is a few points ahead of president obama. when we come back, we look at the tar sands, the well-known star sands pipeline going from alberta down to the gulf of mexico. but what about tar sands right here in the u.s.? we just came back from moab, utah yesterday, and we will talk about what this means. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we're on the road in durango, colorado. with less than 30 days before the election, we turn to look at tar sands oil -- the subject of promises by both major presidential campaigns, even if they avoid the issue of climate change. on monday, paul ryan vowed to approve the keystone pipeline that would run the thick crude oil from canada to the u.s. refineries in taxes. addressing supporters in ohio, he said if elected, romney would approve the pipeline on his first day in office and land president obama for standing in the way of jobs the project would bring. -- and blamed president obama for standing in the wa